Tropheus Caramba Red Bishops

[Austy16414]

Thanks man, I try to keep pristine conditions for them

[ptran]

May I ask what tank size and what under the stand?

[Austy16414]

It's a 125 gallon. Running 2 FX6s and an emperor 400 at the moment, but I'm picking up a couple AC110s tonight to beef it up more. Previously I had a 2217, cascade 1000, rena XP3 and two emperor 400s but I got tired of looking at all the intakes and outputs lol

[ptran]

How do you like the FX6?

[Austy16414]

I love them. The flow is like a freaking water hose and they require less maintenance than the FX5, from what I've seen

[Vinnynguyen4917]

The fish look super healthy and very nice pictures Austin.
I thought 2 FX6 should be plenty for that size of tank why do you need more filter? I am running just a 2262 on both of my 215 and a Wet&dry filter (Precision Marine T36) with Mag 12 return pump and never have issue with water quality . But as we know we will never over filters Tropheus tank!

[moganman]

Looking good

[ptran]

The fish look super healthy and very nice pictures Austin.
I thought 2 FX6 should be plenty for that size of tank why do you need more filter? I am running just a 2262 on both of my 215 and a Wet&dry filter (Precision Marine T36) with Mag 12 return pump and never have issue with water quality . But as we know we will never over filters Tropheus tank!

Vinny, that wet/dry bio-media chamber is 20 gallons right? It's like 4 x 2262 or FX5 capacity?

[Austy16414]

The fish look super healthy and very nice pictures Austin.
I thought 2 FX6 should be plenty for that size of tank why do you need more filter? I am running just a 2262 on both of my 215 and a Wet&dry filter (Precision Marine T36) with Mag 12 return pump and never have issue with water quality . But as we know we will never over filters Tropheus tank!

Thank you Vinny. I am flipping the tank 12-15 times per hour, but it never hurts to turn it more. Since I don't have the superior biological capacity of a sump, I load up on canisters/HOBs

[Austy16414]

Vinny, that wet/dry bio-media chamber is 20 gallons right? It's like 4 x 2262 or FX5 capacity?

Definitely more than 4 FX5s after you factor in all the sponges. 2262s have slightly more room for bio media but still not comparable to a big ol' sump!

[Vinnynguyen4917]

Oh okay I see . Just wonder if you are tired of seeing intakes or output pipes then try to add a wet/dry filters to eliminate that issue and still have the same result . To me Wet/Dry filter is a bit easy to perform maintenance then canister filter and get the best water quality out of it.

[Vinnynguyen4917]

Vinny, that wet/dry bio-media chamber is 20 gallons right? It's like 4 x 2262 or FX5 capacity?

Yes , I think it's around 20 gallon of bio media capacity.

[Austy16414]

I'm very tired of the pipes. For short term, my floodlights provide shadow in the back so I just have them hidden in the shadows, but I have plans to upgrade to a wet dry once I upsize my tank. This stand has a very small door on it so accessing underneath is difficult

[Vinnynguyen4917]

Oh I see your point .
The ideal for most of us on here whose keep Tropheus when we have a chance to upgrade our tank the first thing we look is to have depth of the tank and ensure to have enough room to place an Wet/Dry filter . Most of my tank is 24" depth , like my 300 . I running two 2262 and 36 " long Wet/Dry filter but I drill in the bottom for close loop and hidden all intake or output .

[Austy16414]

Looks beautiful man. My next tank (probably a 210, 7 by 2 by 2) will be done right, with wet/dry hiding all equipment. I think I will probably use tile instead of substrate as well, it looks super clean